RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 18.05.01

22 Jun 2018

Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The website for the Koha project is:

• Koha Community

Koha 18.05.01 can be downloaded from:

• Download

Installation instructions can be found at:

• Koha Wiki
• OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball

Koha 18.05.01 is a bugfix/maintenance release and includes 42 bugfixes

This is my first release as maintainer of the 18.05.x series and I would like to thank all those involved, both in writing code and for walking me through the release process this first time.

Critical bugs fixed

Acquisitions

• [20798] Client side validation for for fund selection prevents adding only some records to a basket
• [20827] Can't add owner to a fund
• [20861] Correct EDI permissions on some pages

Architecture, internals, and plumbing

• [18821] TrackLastPatronActivity is a performance killer
• [20918] left-side navigation broken on the checkout history page
• [20922] Koha::Number::Price must not be used in updatedatabase.pl

Cataloging

• [20761] Advanced Cataloging Editor - Rancor - Some js files are not fetched using Asset

Circulation

• [20825] Cannot checkout if item types at biblio level
• [20889] Items marked as not for loan can be checked out

Fines and fees

• [20840] Internal Server Error when clicking on "Details" button

Hold requests

• [20822] Can't find HOLD_SLIP template when printing

OPAC

• [20763] AllowPurchaseSuggestionBranchChoice triggers error opac-suggestions.pl is visited without logging in
• [20832] Opac user page crash when there is an overdue fine and not any rental charge for a patron
• [20875] OpacAddMastheadLibraryPulldown displays an empty list

Patrons

• [20981] Organization name missing from patron search results

Searching

• [20838] Search by group of libraries is broken

Staff Client

• [20652] Sort after item type search fails
• [20899] Patron name not showing on issuehistory.pl

Other bugs fixed

About

• [20818] Missing QA manager entry in 18.05 release notes

Acquisitions

• [20892] Wrong basketgroup link in histsearch.pl

Architecture, internals, and plumbing

• [20696] Remove a few ugly "eq undef" comparisons
• [20767] "The method is not covered by tests!" should give more information
• [20851] Missing module in circ/article-request-slip.pl
• [20886] Koha::Object::TO_JSON indiscriminately casting to integer
• [20911] Search history page forms use 'GET' and this limits the number of entries that can be submitted

Cataloging

• [19970] Revise change of bug 19413 to work better for translations
• [20760] Advanced Cataloging Editor - Rancor - AuthorisedValues are incorrectly fetched
• [20829] 'Link to host item' gives internal server error

Circulation

• [17561] ReserveSlip needs itemnumber for item level holds on same biblio
• [20120] Prevent writeoffs of more than the amount owed for a fee

Fines and fees

• [20285] Lost item refund won't always pay down lost item fee first

MARC Bibliographic data support

• [20700] Update MARC21 leader/007/008 codes

OPAC

• [20053] Drop type attribute "text/javascript" for